WASHINGTON, July 7, 2015 – The 2014 Ebola outbreak highlighted major gaps in disease prevention and control efforts in health systems across East Africa. With the support of US$50 million approved today...

World Bank Group’s $61.5 million additional finance to support water security and climate resilience activities in western and coast regions WASHINGTON, June 26, 2015—The World Bank Group has approved...

What do IBM Research-Africa and Accra Metropolitan Assembly have in common with Kenya Power and UN-Habitat? Answer: they’re all Open Energy Data stakeholders that have contributed to recent Open Energy...

NAIROBI, April 30, 2015—Kenya’s devolution, adopted following the March 2013 general elections, is expansive in scope and implementation timelines. A significant portion of public finances and responsibility...

Technology solutions have to be created with the user in mind – especially those that aim to address energy efficiency, given the importance of behavior change in altering consumption patterns. This was...

Irfan Hobaya, an architect based in Kenya’s Mombasa County knows only too well the burden of submitting an application for a construction permit. To apply he has to physically go to the county’s Planning...

A $457.5 million Electricity Modernization Project to support the Government’s goals WASHINGTON, March 31, 2015—Over 630,000 Kenyans will benefit from access to electricity, existing consumers will enjoy...

‘Financial Inclusion and Access to Financing’ Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here today and talk about financial inclusion. Financial inclusion is critical in the fight against poverty, yet...

Nairobi, March 5, 2015—Buoyed by falling oil prices, Kenya’s growth is projected to rise from 5.4 percent in 2014 to 6-7 percent over the next three years (2015-2017), making it one of the fastest-growing...

ELDORET, KENYA, March 5, 2015—An historic Colloquium to deepen dialogue among stakeholders in the forestry sector in Kenya is underway in Eldoret. This three-day event, facilitated by the World Bank, marks...

NAIVASHA, February 23, 2015—Kenya’s rapid investment in geothermal power in recent years is increasingly paying dividends through the supply of reliable, clean energy and by lowering the cost of electricity...